Lily Potter stumbled through the Hogwarts corridors the next day, wishing nothing more than to go back to sleep. She entered the Great Hall for breakfast and sat down next to Lysander Scamander, who raised his eyebrows when he saw the dark circles under her eyes.
"What happened to you?" Lysander asked, "You look an awful mess."
Lily glared at her best friend viciously. "That's just what a girl wants to here. I know I look an awful mess, Lysander."
"Sorry," Lysander said, laughing slightly, "Ok, Lily. Why are you so tired?"
"I was awake practically all night," Lily groaned, leaning against his shoulder and closing her eyes. "I had a nightmare about Albus."
Lysander put an arm around her and pulled her closer. "Are you ok?"
Lily shrugged. "I don't know. I keep blaming myself for what happened. And last night…I dreamt that because I didn't catch Albus when he fell…he died."
"Lily," Lysander said, "That didn't happen. It's alright. And listen to me, it's not your fault."
"Thanks, Ly," Lily said, "You're a great friend."
"That's what I wanted to hear," Lysander muttered, and Lily looked at him.
"Pardon?" she asked, and he just shook his head. "Nothing, come on why don't we skip classes today and just hang out?"
"You'd really do that for me?" Lily asked, "Mr. Perfect Grades Ravenclaw?"
"Of course," Lysander said, "Anything for you, Lily."
They stood up and walked out of the Great Hall together, hand in hand.
Lily leaned against Lysander as they walked and Lysander smiled, looking down at her. They found their way to the Ravenclaw common room and sat down in one of the many chairs beside one of the many bookcases. Naturally the room was deserted because all the other students were in class. Lysander brushed hair out of Lily's face and she smiled at him.
"Why are you always so nice to me Lysander?" Lily asked, "You're so…perfect."
Lysander tried to brush off her compliment by simply shrugging, but he could not hide the furious blush that was covering his face. "You're my friend, Lils," he said, "I…I'll always be here for you."
Lily smiled and moved her chair closer to Lysander and leaned on his shoulder. She closed her eyes and sighed contently. Lysander rubbed her arm gently and she looked up at him, smiling.
"You're cute from this angle," she said suddenly.
"One, only from that angle? I'm offended. And two, You're over-tired, Lily, why don't you take a nap?"
Lily laughed and sat up, looking him in the eyes. "And you're always here for me…"
Lysander blushed again, but he found himself leaning in towards her.
"You're always here for me," Lily repeated, softer this time.
Lysander closed the gap between them and kissed Lily gently. When he pulled away, he looked at the floor.
"Don't yell at me," he said, "I'm sorry I did that."
"Don't be," Lily said, pulling him into another kiss.
At lunch time, Albus was sitting with Scorpius when he noticed Lily and Lysander snuggled extra close at the Ravenclaw table.
"Are those two dating?" Albus asked Scorpius, "I thought the only thing I forgot was you."
"They weren't dating," Scorpius said, "But they've always been close. Maybe they've finally started to date."
Albus looked back over at Lily and Lysander and saw her give him a quick kiss. "Looks like it," he said, "He'd better not hurt her."
"Ah, don't go all protective-big-brother mode," Scorpius laughed, "Lysander has always been a perfect gentlemen. He's never even had a girlfriend before, and he's in our year."
"Oh," Albus said, looking back at his lunch. Scorpius laughed again and put an arm around his shoulder, "Relax," he said, "You knew she'd date someone some day."
"Yes," Albus admitted, "But I didn't want to see it happening."
"You're so cute," Scorpius stuck his tongue out at Albus, and Albus returned the gesture.
"Let's go play Quidditch," Albus stated the following evening when he and Scorpius were relaxing in the Slytherin common room.
"What?" Scorpius nearly fell out of his chair, "No way! That's how you got hurt the first time! I'm not letting it happen again."
"Oh come off it," Albus said, "I've loved playing Quidditch since I was little. This is the only time I've been seriously injured. Why should I let this ruin my favorite sport for me?"
"You're acting like it's no big deal that you fell off your broom and lost your memory," the last few words came out as more of a hiss.
"I'm not saying that," Albus said, "I just want to fly around on my broom. Feel the fresh air, ya know?"
Scorpius sighed. "Fine," he grumbled, standing up with Albus and walking out of the room.
On the Quidditch Pitch, Albus and Scorpius were alone, the sun sinking below the horizon slowly.
"What makes you think we can play Quidditch, anyway?" Scorpius asked, "We don't have a snitch or anything."
"I just want to fly around for a bit," Albus said, getting onto his broom and launching himself into the air. Scorpius followed close behind him, worried that he might fall again.
"Scorpius," Albus groaned, "You don't have to follow me so close. I'm fine, I know how to fly."
"I don't want you to get hurt," Scorpius responded.
"I'm fine!" Albus exclaimed, "See?" He let go of his broom with his hands and made it do a backflip.
"Albus!" Scorpius yelled, "Stop that! You're going to get hurt."
"You sound like my mum," Albus said, sticking his tongue out.
"I'm being serious," Scorpius said, "I don't want anything bad happening to you."
"I'm fine, Scorpius," Albus said, rolling his eyes.
"Look out!" Scorpius yelled.
Albus turned to look ahead of him. He hadn't even been paying attention to where he had been flying, and not until that moment did he realize that he was about to ram into one of the walls around the Pitch.
"Damnit!" Albus yelled right before he crashed.
"Al!" Scorpius yelled, landing his broom and running over to Albus.
It hadn't been a far fall, like before, but he'd hit the wall rather hard.
"Albus, come on," Scorpius cried, pulling him into his lap. Albus looked up at Scorpius and grinned.
"I'm fine, Scorp," Albus said, "Now let me go."
Scorpius breathed a sigh of relief and then took on a stern tone. "That's it," he said, "No more flying."
"What? Why the bloody hell not?" Albus asked, "I'm fine! Not a scratch on me!"
"I don't need you getting hurt again," Scorpius said.
"Again?" Albus asked, "Nothing's happened Scorpius, I am perfectly fine."
"What if you fell off your broom from way up high like you did the last time?" Scorpius asked.
Albus gave Scorpius a look that said Are you crazy?
"Scorpius, what are you talking about? I'm perfectly fine. Although I am a bit confused…why are we out here at night?"
"It was your idea!" Scorpius exclaimed.
"Huh…funny," Albus said, "Last I remember it was broad daylight and I was in the middle of playing a Quidditch game against Gryffindor."
"Are you ok, Albus?" Scorpius asked, "That was days ago. You crashed. You forgo-." He stopped, and then looked up at Albus and grinned. "Wait, do you remember me?"
"Remember you?" Albus asked, "Are you sure it's not you that hit your head? Of course I remember you! We've only been best friends for years! Not to mention that we've been snogging for months."
Scorpius yelled out in joy and threw his arms around Albus.
"You remember!" he yelled happily.
"I can't breathe!" Albus yelled, shoving Scorpius away gently, "Seriously, Scorpius. What's going on?"
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you," Scorpius laughed, "C'mon, let's go see Lily. She'll be so happy you're back."
"Where'd I go?" Albus yelled as Scorpius raced back to the castle. He groaned loudly before following.
Yay he remember. But it's not over yet, so review if you want the next chapter!